Which Artists Sampled Make Me You In Their Remixes?

Oh man, this is such a fun little music-sleuthing question — I love it. From the way you phrased it I'm guessing you're asking which artists have sampled the vocal or instrumental line that goes like 'make me you' in their remixes, but there’s a tiny problem: that exact phrase could belong to a handful of different songs and titles (for example, there are tracks called 'Make Me', 'Make Me (Cry)', and dozens with 'You Make Me' in the title). Because of that ambiguity, the quickest way to get a reliable list is to treat it like detective work — and I’ll walk you through how I’d do that, plus the kinds of artists who most often appear on sample-remix threads.

First, if you’ve got the clip (even 10–15 seconds), upload it somewhere public (YouTube, a private SoundCloud link, or Discord) and then run it through Shazam or SoundHound. Those apps sometimes ID the original source straight away. If that doesn’t work, head to WhoSampled and type in possible original track names — it’s the classic resource for seeing who sampled whom, including official remixes and mixtape flips. If you don’t have the exact title, search lyric fragments in Genius or Google with quotes around 'make me you' plus the word 'lyrics' — sometimes the searchable lyric text will point you to the original track and the artist behind it.

Assuming you identify the original song, next I’d look at remix credits on Discogs, Bandcamp, and the single’s release page. Remixes usually have clear credits: producers love getting their names on these. If you’re dealing with unofficial remixes, YouTube and SoundCloud are goldmines; search for '[original song title] remix' plus filters for upload date and listener comments. Fans in the comment section often shout out the exact sample or the remixer who reused it. Reddit communities like r/NameThatSong or r/TipOfMyTongue (music threads) can also help if you post the snippet — people there are wickedly good at sample ID.

If you want a short list of the kinds of artists who frequently sample vocal snippets in remixes — and thus are prime suspects — look at electronic and hip-hop producers who are known for vocal chopping: Flume, Kaytranada, Mura Masa, RL Grime, Disclosure, ODESZA, and Clams Casino. They don’t necessarily sample your exact line, but they commonly flip R&B and pop vocals into their signature textures, so if the remix sounds like one of those styles, check their catalogs or remix credits. Finally, if you can share even a tiny clip (and you’re comfortable with posting it), I’ll flag the most likely remixers and platforms to search first — this kind of hunt is one of my favorite rabbit holes to go down.

Back when I used to traipse through record shops and swap remixes on burned CDs, sample-hunting felt like archaeology: it’s methodical, sometimes frustrating, and wildly satisfying when you find the match. If you don’t already know the original track titled something like 'Make Me' or 'You Make Me', I’d take a two-track approach: identify the source, then map the remix genealogy. For the first part, beyond Shazam and Genius, I often use MusicBrainz and Tracklib (Tracklib is especially useful if someone has legitimately cleared a sample — Tracklib’ll sometimes list where a sample was licensed). For the genealogy, Discogs and the liner notes of physical releases still catch a lot of official remixes that streaming metadata misses.

There’s also a trick I learned from a friend who DJs old R&B and pop sets: search for acapella versions of likely originals. Acapellas are, surprisingly often, uploaded to YouTube or traded in DJ pools. Once you have an acapella, throw it into your DAW and match tempos and keys with the remix; it’s often obvious when vocals are reused. If you’re missing production credit info, I’ll usually triangulate using release dates — remixes that sample a vocal tend to appear in the months following the vocal’s popularity spike — and cross-reference with the remixers’ own social feeds (they love posting stems, previews, and shout-outs). If you’d like, give me the artist you think the original might be or paste a link to a clip, and I’ll dig through the credits and remix pages — I get oddly excited about tracing these chains, and I’ve found gems in the most unlikely corners before.

As a DIY producer who spends part of my evenings chopping vocals for my own remixes, I’ve gotten pretty practical about identifying sampled lines. If you’re trying to figure out which artists have sampled a vocal like 'make me you', here’s the hands-on workflow I’d use: first, isolate the phrase using an EQ or by finding an acapella if possible. Then run it through spectral analysis (even a free Audacity spectrogram) to get a sense of unique harmonic fingerprints; that can help when you’re comparing it to a remix that’s heavily processed. Next, search the web with descriptive terms: 'vocal sample “make me you” remix chopped' — odd queries like that sometimes surface DJ setlists or blog posts where people talk about specific flips.

When I’m uncertain, I also check the remixers who are historically generous with sampling: Diplo and his various projects, Major Lazer collabs, and the smaller underground trap and bass producers who rework pop hooks for remixes. They often leave telltale production signatures: a certain snare reverb or a pitch-shifted vocal timbre. If you want me to, I can start by pulling up likely originals with that lyric and scanning known remix catalogs by the producers I mentioned. If you’d rather not post audio publicly, try sending a private link or just the track name you suspect — even a small clue narrows the search dramatically. Either way, I’m already picturing the moment we find the source and trace every remix that used it — it’s like unlocking a little musical family tree, and I love that part most of all.